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CPJ said the same Belarusian authorities had imprisoned Sheremet over investigative journalism he had done for the Russian television channel ORT.

Published 2026-09-26. Last reviewed 2026-09-26. 1 source.

Statement: CPJ said the same Belarusian authorities had imprisoned Sheremet over investigative journalism he had done for the Russian television channel ORT.
Field: stated_justification
Value: CPJ linked jailing to ORT investigative reporting
About: incident 1997-by-sheremet-imprisoned-for-ort-reporting
Source: Remembering Pavel Sheremet, IPFA honoree, friend to CPJ, and hard-nosed journalist
Publisher: Committee to Protect Journalists
Method: outlet report
Checked: 2026-09-26
Confidence: medium
Status: current
Source date: 2016-07

Quotation from the source

the same authorities who had imprisoned him for two months in retaliation for some of the tough investigative journalism he did for the Russian television channel ORT.